The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-01
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.


Minneapolis is nearly So, 900 better off in
consequence OF ball
Webb. twelve-yearold son OF j. Nj.
Smart, fell thr ough the ice on the lake at
Pelican Rapids and was drowned.
In the case OF Nels Holong, on trial at
Fergus Falls for the murder OF Lille Field.
! the Jury brought in verdict OF murder i'll
the first degree.
A mass meeting at Red Wing demands
| the removal OF the reform school from st.
Paul to that City.
| At Brainerd, DR.. Hawley, dean OF the
Northern MINES ota deanery, who was just
recovering from dangerous illness, slipped
and fell and is again bedridden.
Chip Sherwood, former st. Paul resi-
| dent is thought to be drowned in Lake
Michigan.
At the annual meeting OF the Nicollet
| County Agricultural society the following
officers were elected: President, Martin
PETERSON vice presidents, George T.. Case,
| Andrew Nelson, =. III. McDermid; secre-
| tary, John A. Johnson; treasurer, A. J.
Lamberton.
The department OF chemistry in Carleton
college, at ltorthfield, has Just received n
very fine chemical balance to be used in
cumulative analysis. Becker Sons, Am
sterdanl. are the makers. 1t is capable Of
weighing to the thousandth part OF a
grain. The college library has been pre-.
scented Il set OF Niles Weekly Register, sew.
enty volumes. published at Baltimore,
| 1Sl1-1S4S. This paper is authority on
all matters OF American history for the pc.
Rod covered by it.
Among the decisions handed down by
the supreme court was one in favor OF DR..
| James 4. Quinn, as coroner OF Ramsey
| county, against Dr. j. {. Markoe. The
| latter was given the office by the official
| canvassers. The case was taken to the dis.
| trict court, by Il decision OF which DR.. Mark oe
| was compelled to vacate the office. He
then appealed to the supreme court, taking
as one point that the use ''stickers' was
| illegal. This point was overruled.
Charles Shandrew, state insurance COM
missioner. has revoked the certificate OF
authority OF the Continental Life Insur-
ance company, OF Hartford. Conn, and
| commanded it to cease business in this
state.
\. II. Lewis, a prominent citizen OF Owa-
tonua is dead. The Winona jobbers' as
ISOLATION has elected the following officers
President, w. j. Landon; vice president,
Roscoe Doud: secretary, L. S. Bell treas
urer, Roscoe Horton; executive commit
tee, H. NJ. Kinney, G. W. Gregory, c. NJ.
| Ioumans.
| Winona had d serious fire Sunday the
2Oth. 1t caught in the basement of u
large frame building on West Fourth Street
owned by the Gate City Carriage company
and formerly occupied by their manufac-
tory. The buildings destroyed were: First
Baptist church, value $4,000, organ, val
lie 81, 800, furniture 81 600. Gate City car
riage building, $4,000; loss on stock,
by Conrad BONN, 81, sos; occupied
| by DR.. Timmons. who loses
| $500 on furniture. Twc-story frame,
| owned by Conrad Bohn. valued at 81, 500;
occupied by Joe Tisdale. who loses $500 on
furniture. Two-story frame owned by E.
S. Davis; loss $1,000. Barn owned by
Judge Wilson; loss $780, insured for 5000.
| The total loss is about SIT 600; insurance,
| $4,000.
| This is said to have been the most pros.
| porous year Duluth has had in the way OF
building and street improveme nts, and the
| figures will run up to about 81, 600, 900, or
| one-half more than 1856.
| The International hotel Of Anoka has
| been sold to Jonas Brown of Minneapolis
| for S15, 600. 1t is supposed the pur chase
was made for Henry Webster, an old hotel
man.
| In the district court at Fergus Falls, Pat
tee and Rae & w. c. Crandall, druggists OF
Pelican Rapids. were fined $50 each for
| illicit liquor selling.
The lumber cut in Minneapolis this sea.
son is estimated at 21O, 900, 900 feet.
Harry Ghostley, postmaster OF Champ
| lin, dropped dead at his breakfa st table
recently, from a stroke OF apoplexy. He
represented Hennepin county in the legis.
| lature in 1878.
Senator Cushman X. Davis and wife
have gone to Washington.
Wilkins & Smith, OF the old Mower Coun-
ty bank, who were indicted by the grand
| jury have just given $1,000 bonds for
| their appearance at the next term of court.
| A BRAN Ozmun, for many years the most
| extensive hardware dealer OF Rochester,
was smitten with paralysis. His recovery
! IS doubtful.
At Wabasha the blacksmith shop OF
John T. Hill and wagon shops adjoining
were burned. Loss, 81, 500; insurance,
| 500.
| Ole HOen. living seven miles from Tw in
Valley, near Moorhead, froze to death.
Austin building improvements OF this
year foot up $3.50, 900.
At Fergus Falls Eugene Lucy, the slayer
OF James Gates, was convicted OF murder
in the second degree.
A courier from Rousseau lake brings
news OF a murder committed at that point,
being the extreme eastern point OF kittson
| county. The murdered man, Israel Ryder,
| an Indian trader, was shot by Charles
| CopenaZ, an Indian residing on Rosseau
lake. The shooting took place during a
! drunken spree, in which several Indians
took part. The Indians were not on
friendly terms with Ryder, and the sup
position is they took this time to kill him.
| The courier reported that the murderer
crossed the line into Canada.
A young man named Michael Brown.
| who was before the probate court at
Litchfield, on 81 charge ofnsanity was pro-
nounced sane, which fact he verified by
stealing farmers team, was captured
and lodged in the comfy Jail.
While in St. Paul some real estate boom
ers presented President Cleveland with a re-
corded deed of lot in Dakota county, near
st. Paul. The President returned Il quit
claim deed, declining the gift--and now
the boomers have this lot back with auto.
graphs of Grover and frankie.
Fred W. Bickel. the Duluth National
bank embezzler, has been bound over
for trial at the June term OF the g. S.
court at Winona.
George Snyder, OF st. Paul, or as he was
known by his friends, "Old George" the
bartender at the Astoria at the old Met
ropolitan and other hotels, died recently
He was d remarkable character in some
respects and always told his customers
that water was the best drink he knew.
George r. Thompson is elected president
OF the st. Paul Carnival association, vice
ID. r. Noyes, resigned.
At Lanesboro, Ole Krogan, stone ma
son, was struck by freight train. His
leg and arm were cut off, and he died soon
| after.
Mrs. Nancy Banfitt one OF the early set.
tiers OF st. Paul, died at Bayfield,, Wis,
at an advanced age.
Judge Mcclure has sentenced Andrew
Bergman, who was found guilty OF assault
on +. Roberts at the recent term OF court,
to two years in the pententiary.
Divorce suits were commenced at Mime.
apolis by Jennie Dick against Herbert
Dick, Ella T. Jones against NJ. X. Jones,
May Pattison against Edward j. Pattison.
County commissioner Seaback and Rev.
DR.. Plummer OF Red Wing, held a consul.
tation with Secretary Hart, of the board
OF corrections and charities, in regard to q
| mn n, her of dependent Indiana in GOodhue